Animation

Enrollment limited to 18.

The animation course will focus on the fundamentals of animation, both analogue and digital. While learning the core principles that are applicable to all methods of animation, students will explore a variety of mediums, which may include hand-drawn, stop-motion, 2D and 3D animation. Projects will be designed to not only enrich the students' techniques, but also to acquaint them with the intricacies of collaboration. Screenings of various animated pieces that reflect the best that each particular medium has to offer, will be shown weekly. Industry-standard programs such as Adobe AfterEffects, Photoshop, Flash, and Maya are present on all student workstations. Upon completion of the course, students will take home a DVD of the completed work.

The University of Pennsylvania is very proud to have graduated animators that have worked on eight Oscar nominated animated films in the past ten years. These include but are not limited to A Bug’s Life, Toy Story I and II, and Monster House.